Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on an affirmative action case that once again raised the contentious question of how best to create equal opportunity for all Americans. Interestingly enough, many on both sides of the debate over the University of Texas' use of race in college admissions seemed to accept that the United States has been steadily growing towards greater equality over the past generation. But research just completed for a new book, "Documenting Desegregation," tells a different story. In many workplaces, the United States has fallen off the path to equal employment opportunity, with racial and gender segregation on the rise in many firms and industries. more